biotechnology

(noun)

The use of living organisms (especially microorganisms) in industrial, agricultural, medical, and other technological applications.

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Examples of biotechnology in the following topics:

  • Overview of Biotechnology

    • Biotechnology is the use of biological techniques and engineered organisms to make products or plants and animals that have desired traits.
    • People have used biotechnology processes, such as selectively breeding animals and fermentation, for thousands of years .
    • The field of biotechnology continues to accelerate with new discoveries and new applications expected to benefit the economy throughout the 21st century.
    • Biotechnology products have made it easier to detect and diagnose illnesses.
    • More than 400 clinical diagnostic devices using biotechnology products are in use today.

  • Alphaproteobacteria

    • Because of their symbiotic properties, scientists often use Alphaproteobacteria of the genus Agrobacterium to transfer foreign DNA into plant genomes, and they also have many other biotechnological properties.
    • The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) and the phylogeny is based on 16S rRNA-based LTP release 106 by 'The All-Species Living Tree' Project.

  • Defining Microbes

    • Microbes also have an important place in most higher-order multicellular organisms as symbionts, and they are also exploited by people in biotechnology, both in traditional food and beverage preparation, and in modern technologies based on genetic engineering.

  • Applied Microbiology

    • Closely linked to the biotechnology industry.

  • The Deltaproteobacteria

    • The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic Names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) and the phylogeny is based on 16S rRNA-based LTP release 106 by 'The All-Species Living Tree' Project.

  • Low Temperatures

    • Refrigeration (4ºC) and freezing (-20ºC or less) are commonly used in the food, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology industry.

  • Betaproteobacteria

    • The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) and the phylogeny is based on 16S rRNA-based LTP release 106 by 'The All-Species Living Tree' Project.

  • Subfields of Microbiology

    • Closely linked to the biotechnology industry.
    • Microbial biotechnology: The manipulation of microorganisms at the genetic and molecular level to generate useful products.

  • Methylotrophy and Methanotrophy

    • Because methanol is more abundant, more easily purified, and cheaper than sugar carbon sources (e.g. glucose), methylotrophs are particularly useful in biotechnology for the production of amino acids, vitamins, recombinant proteins, single-cell proteins, co-enzymes, and cytochromes .
    • Pichia pastoris, a biotechnologically important model organism that can use methanol as a carbon and energy source.

  • Hyperthermophiles from Terrestrial Volcanic Habitats

    • Thus, many important biotechnological processes use thermophilic enzymes because of their ability to withstand intense heat.